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Daily Devotion: Psalm 29:4 and 11

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Psalm 29:4       "The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty."

Psalm 29:11     "The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace."


There are many descriptions of God in the Bible. We are told that His eyes run to and fro across the earth. His arm is not shortened that He cannot save. We are to "walk" by faith with the Lord. But we are told that God is a Spirit, so these descriptions are used to allow us to have a  picture of God's interactions with us. Today's passage gives us the understanding of an interaction that God has with us that is not an allegory, or simply a word picture. God truly has a voice. In the beginning, God said, "Let there be light."  God spoke to the Red Sea when it needed to be opened up for the children of Israel. God (Jesus, the Son) spoke to the wind and sea when the waves seemingly were about to take the boat under. God (Jesus the Son) said, "Lazarus, Come forth." Lazarus came out of the tomb. Yes, God truly has a voice.

We might say that we have never physically heard His voice and that might be true in one sense, but we have heard the voice of the Lord. We heard the voice of the Lord when we were born again. It wasn't a loud vocal sound, but it was that "still, small voice" that spoke life into our hearts. If you have ever experienced the peace that passes understanding, you have heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Peace, be still." If you have ever had the way opened up when there seemed to be no way, you have heard the voice of the Lord. If you have ever wondered how you could keep going in a difficult situation, you have heard the voice of the Lord. I submit to you that it is that same still, small voice that gives strength to us every single day. The Lord speaks blessings over us from the time we wake up to the time we lay and from the time we lay down to the time we wake up. "Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah." (Psalm 68:19) I conclude today's writing with the same word that David concluded in the 29th Psalm: "Selah."  Think about this. Have you ever heard the Word of God spoken to you? Today, I want to be more alert and attentive so that I might hear Him speaking to me.

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The son of God discloses

And he walks with me and he talks with me
And he tells me I am his own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known

I have a P.S. to add to this:  God never speaks anything to us that is contrary to His written Word. I can better tune my heart to hear Him by reading and studying His Holy Word.

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